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Marcus Thornton's pursuit and acquisition of William and Mary's career scoring record has brought added recognition to the program and has one particularly interested observer in northwestern Pennsylvania. Eighty-six-year-old Chet Giermak, retired and living in Erie, Pa., held the record of 2,052 career points and sounded comfortable about handing it off. Thornton surpassed that mark Wednesday against Towson, scoring 15 points in the first half. He needed 14 points to break the record. "He'll break it," Giermak said earlier this week. "I'm just sorry I can't be there to congratulate him." Giermak said that he recently broke his arm and...

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Marcus Thornton's pursuit and acquisition of William and Mary's career scoring record has brought added recognition to the program and has one particularly interested observer in northwestern Pennsylvania.
Eighty-six-year-old Chet Giermak, retired and...

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